This Is the Best Letter of Resignation We've Read in Years

Now this is how you quit your job. Steve Smith, Sr., the five-time Pro Bowler whose career spanned 16 seasons with the Carolina Panthers and Baltimore Ravens, penned a legendary letter to Roger Goodell to inform the commissioner that he is retiring from the NFL. At 37 years old, the wide receiver has earned the right to put his feet up, but he did it in style:

Among the letters Roger Goodell has received over the last few years, this must have been on the more enjoyable side. And how about that signature?

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